tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post585160202608710494..comments2014-11-19T05:35:46.996-05:00Comments on Fight in the Dog: About Last WeekJW Burknoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-66552994550142235802007-05-18T10:53:00.000-04:002007-05-18T10:53:00.000-04:00Rumor has it that UCF has implemented a new rule s...Rumor has it that UCF has implemented a new rule stating that openweights cannot "cross over" to lightweight status for IRAS anymore. They would rather the girls not focus on maintaining weight throughout the season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-22107496768426638532007-05-16T20:41:00.000-04:002007-05-16T20:41:00.000-04:00As far as the NCAA is concerned, I think they only...As far as the NCAA is concerned, I think they only preclude rowers from racing in two championships. Since only UCF's V8 is invited, I would guess that the rowers in the 2V can race in the light eight at the IRA.JW Burkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986444574194021099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-28672457612415559422007-05-16T12:26:00.000-04:002007-05-16T12:26:00.000-04:00Since UCF got a NCAA bid for the at-large eights d...Since UCF got a NCAA bid for the at-large eights does this prevent the girls in the 1V from competing in the lightweight event at IRAs? I'd hate to not see the most competitive lightweight UCF boat possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-72216757331284010232007-05-16T11:27:00.000-04:002007-05-16T11:27:00.000-04:00Anybody who has ever rowed knows that it would be ...Anybody who has ever rowed knows that it would be impossible to be competitive with an eating disorder. If anything, rowing encourages healthy eating habits for heavyweights and lightweights alike - if they want to be strong and fast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-50687406597375822432007-05-16T10:55:00.000-04:002007-05-16T10:55:00.000-04:00Pitt rowing finally gets some recognition from the...Pitt rowing finally gets some recognition from their own student newspaper although all the students are gone for summer so not many students will see it.<BR/><BR/>http://media.www.pittnews.com/media/storage/paper879/news/2007/05/16/Sports/Pitt-Rowing.Team.Glides.Into.National.Spotlight-2904236.shtmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-13991321549011786622007-05-16T07:08:00.000-04:002007-05-16T07:08:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure if the ltwt rowers I know have any...I'm pretty sure if the ltwt rowers I know have any sort of eating dissorder, its compulsive overeating. Beyond that we work just as hard as openweights and have to eat enough to have the energy to continue rowing. We may not eat heavy fried foods, but most serious openweights or any serious athlete probably wouldn't either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-53434532327040758362007-05-15T22:55:00.000-04:002007-05-15T22:55:00.000-04:00It is easy to understand that larger lungs, longer...It is easy to understand that larger lungs, longer levers, and larger muscles could create a higher potential boat speed for the larger athlete. There is bound to be some gap between heavy and lightweight rowing. It is not as much as one might think (given that even at the international level the top lightweight women's double would only be beaten by a handful heavyweight doubles) I would argue that the gap could be closed even more if the lightweight rowers were permitted to row a boat that is lighter by the same proportion that the athletes are lighter than the heavyweights. In the larger boats used on the collegiate scene those lightweights are further disadvantaged against heavyweights by the requirement of the same size coxswain. If we guess the heavyweight crew average to be 165 and the lightweight 130 then we scale the equipment appropriately... Lightweights should be permitted to row 161 lb boats (instead of FISA dictated 205) with 87 lb coxswains (instead of FISA dictated 110). <BR/>Now, take your top lightweights 8s in the country and take 67 lbs of required weight out of the boat... I bet the gap in speed closes a little bit. (then add some international recruiting, a few scholarships and a budget to match the NCAA heavyweights just for fun)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-76951225091102055172007-05-15T21:56:00.000-04:002007-05-15T21:56:00.000-04:00I've come to think rowing is simply all about powe...I've come to think rowing is simply all about power to weight ratio (if you don't consider technique). The reason heavyweight boats are faster than lightweight boats and the heavyweight field is more competitive than the lightweight field is because it is easier to train as a heavyweight. The amount of power you can gain from adding 5 lbs of muscle will substantially increase your speed, but try gaining 5 lbs of muscle while losing 5 lbs of fat. The amount of training time needed to do this is much greater than simply adding muscle. Therefore at an elite level where everyone trains as hard as physiologically possible and relatively same amount of training time, lightweights are at a disadvantage because more training time is needed to produce the same amount of gain. Since training as a heavyweight is easier this produces faster boats AND makes it easier for more teams to be competitive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345420.post-82337828113191010662007-05-15T21:38:00.000-04:002007-05-15T21:38:00.000-04:00I would just like to state that this post right he...I would just like to state that this post right here is definately the setiment of the rowing team at my school. Men, women, heavyweight AND lightweight and I am glad that it has been expressed for the rowing world (or lightweight rowing world at least) to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com